Below is a copy of draft Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 acquired by Media Matters for Democracy. The Bill was drafted by the NA Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecom chaired by MNA Captain Safdar.

NOTE: This analysis is based on an earlier version of Prevention of Electronic Crimes 2015 Bill shared (not endorsed) by the Standing Committee on Information and Technology – An updated version has since been presented and endorsed (by the Standing Committee), analysis on which will follow soon. See the new Bill draft here. …

NOTE: This analysis is based on an earlier version of Prevention of Electronic Crimes 2015 Bill shared (not endorsed) by the Standing Committee on Information and Technology – An updated version has since been presented and endorsed (by the Standing Committee), analysis on which will follow soon. See the new Bill draft here Since the…

Upcoming PEMRA Amendment Act 2015 aims to legitimize ‘scrambling ‘of television broadcast signals if and when required. Channels will be bound to move transmissions from international satellites to PAKSAT, Pakistan’s national satellite. According to reports, the decision was made under the National Action Plan framework. Speaking to us, Bilal Dar, Secretary General of Rawalpindi Islamabad…

The move will allow PEMRA to lawfully scramble the signal of any given TV channel, without having to worry about the International Telecommunication Union, a specialized UN agency responsible for issues concerning information and communication technologies, Dawn reported. There is reportedly an amendment to PEMRA Act 2007 in works, the draft bill of which has…

PEMRA to work with SUPARCO, the Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission – in a latest development, the amendment bill has been drafted and shared with the legal experts, Dawn reported. In a recent worrisome development, the government is reportedly preparing to put a leash on country’s electronic media by empowering PEMRA to scramble the…

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